Fomentation definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FOMENTA'TION, n. 1. The ... 3: deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) [syn: fomentation, instigation] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 14th century 1. a ... OF or LL fomentatio (as FOMENT) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fomentation Fo`men*ta"tion, n. [?. fomentatio: cf. F. fomentation.] 1. (Med.) (a) The act of fomenting; the application of ... applied to a diseased part. 2. Excitation; instigation; encouragement. Dishonest fomentation of your pride. --Young. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms ...
... in warm medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore; fomentation; sweating bath. STUPE, v.t. To foment. STUPE, n. A ... soaked in hot water, wrung out, and applied as a fomentation. --v.tr. treat with this. Etymology: ME f. L f ... person. [Obs.] Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms I. n. Fomentation, sweating bath. II. v. a. Foment, bathe with warm lotions ...